STARtacular Resources

Students will enhance their reading comprehension, word study skills, along with their writing craft in this resource. Structure of resource: Word study focus: introduce the word study skill to build background knowledge Reading comprehension: students will read the short passage three times. There are three stars underneath the passage.First reading: read the entire passage and color in a star.Second reading: read the entire passage and circle the word study skill found within the passage. The

Genius Hour is a time for your students to participate in self-guided learning. Students will explore any topic of interest. Enhance presentation skills Develop technological skillsPractice public speaking skills (if students present their slides)IncludedSlide 2: Students brainstorm the topic of choice along with their three research questions. Teachers have a signature of approval section!Slides 3-5: Students research questions and answers

Are your students learning about climate and have access to PebbleGo? If so, YOU are in the right place! Students can use this digital resource to independently research about climate on PebbleGo. You can assign this assignment in Google Classroom for students to complete, as well as have students use during distanced learning! What is Included in the Climate Notes:The tabs students will find in PebbleGo is labeled and highlighted in yellow for students to find and record the answers effic

Are your students participating in a whole class debate? Do you need resources in helping them gather evidence, compose their speech, and assess their listening sills? If so, YOU are in the right place! You will find three days worth of debate graphic organizers for your students! Day 1 · Students will be a "lawyer" and find evidence for both sides of the debate. · Students do not know yet which side they are debating, so like lawyers, they need to be informed on both sides of the debate.

Are your students learning about how weather changes? If so, YOU are in the right place! Objectives: Students will be able to identify the high temperature and precipitation percentage of each day of the week, as well as be able to draw the weather for each day. At the end of the week, students will then be asked to look at their data to reflect on how the weather changed throughout the week. How to Use: You can either have students complete this assignment by printing if off for them, or you c

Are your students participating in a whole class debate? Do you need resources in helping them gather evidence, compose their speech, and assess their listening skills? If so, YOU are in the right place! This is the SECOND of three debate graphic organizers for your students! Day 2 · After students have been assigned their debate partner(s), each student will decide which side of the debate they are going to defend. Based on their side they will be using the information they collected from d

Are your students participating in a whole class debate? Do you need resources in helping them gather evidence, compose their speech, and assess their listening skills? If so, YOU are in the right place! You will find three days worth of debate graphic organizers for your students! Day 3 · After students have written and practiced their debate speech, students will then be able to listen to their peers debate it out! · While listening, students will be taking down notes of the pros and cons

Are your students participating in a whole class debate? Do you need resources in helping them gather evidence, compose their speech, and assess their listening skills? If so, YOU are in the right place! This is the FIRST of three debate graphic organizers for your students! Day 1 · Students will be a "lawyer" and find evidence for both sides of the debate. · Students do not know yet which side they are debating, so like lawyers, they need to be informed on both sides of the debate.